Brian Wilson

• Why many music fans are having more ‘remember when’ conversations

  It’s so easy to get lost in thoughts about 'the good old days' when life was simpler and so many possibilities lay ahead. Music fans are not immune to this.

  Entertainment

  Jun 15, 2025
  
• Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader, dies at 82

  Wilson and his fellow Beach Boys rose in the 1960s from local California band to national hitmakers to international ambassadors of surf and sun.

  Entertainment

  Jun 11, 2025
  
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• Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson has dementia, family seeks conservatorship

  One of Brian Wilson's doctors said in the conservatorship documents that Wilson is "easily distracted" and "often makes spontaneous irrelevant or incoherent utterances."

  Entertainment

  Feb 16, 2024
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• Homes evacuated due to gas leak in Saint John’s south end

  Emergency crews in Saint John, N.B., were called to a natural gas leak on Broad Street after a construction crew pierced a gas line.

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  Mar 25, 2021
• Brian Wilson denounces Beach Boys performance at Trump fundraiser: ‘We didn’t even know about it’

  Al Jardine, another member of the Beach Boys, joined Wilson, 77, in his condemnation of the performance.

  Entertainment

  Oct 19, 2020
• Former N.S. guard faces 13 charges including sex assaults at women’s prison

  Truro police say Brian Wilson faces six sexual assault charges, six charges of breach of trust and one charge of communication for the purpose of obtaining sexual services.

  Crime

  May 8, 2020
• Brian Wilson calls on fans to boycott Beach Boys over hunting convention

  The former Beach Boys keyboardist and co-founder is "emphatically opposed" to the current lineup of the band playing for an organization that "supports trophy hunting."

  Entertainment

  Feb 5, 2020
• Part of Saint John home damaged in fire

  One person displace but no injuries reported in early morning blaze

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2019
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• Brian Wilson postpones tour, says he feels ‘mentally insecure’

  'I’ve been struggling with stuff in my head,' said the 76-year-old Beach Boy, 'saying things I don’t mean and I don’t know why.'

  Entertainment

  Jun 6, 2019
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• Caesars Windsor casino postpones Brian Wilson concert amid strike

  The southern Ontario venue is temporarily closed because of a strike by casino and hotel workers that began April 6.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2018